A History of the Patek Philippe

When Patek Philippe introduced the Nautilus in 1976, it wasn’t the first luxury sports activities watch in metal. That was stated by Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak in 1972. However the Nautilus was placed at an higher price even, and the advertisements for the first model, Research 3700, performed upon this basic idea, displaying the watch with the tagline, “Among the world’s costliest watches is constructed of steel.” The watch’s distinctive form drew attention. The bezel is neither rectangular nor round but can be an octagon whose sides are curved outward. Using a diameter of 42 mm, the Nautilus was before its amount of time in conditions of size, and it was 3 mm bigger than the Royal Oak.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 57111A – front

Gérald Genta, brought his sketch for the Nautilus to Patek Philippe in 1974.

3700
The first Nautilus from 1976
000 Leagues Beneath the Sea. Such as a porthole, the comparative edges serve to add the bezel to the situation so there is one starting, as well as the crown. ıN another advertisement,

The first Nautilus, Reference 3700, ıt was initially found in the Royal Oak and specified Caliber 2121.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 1978 Ad
An advertisement for the Nautilus from 1978
And twelve months later, ın 1996, collectors started discussing the original, bigger Nautilus as “Jumbo.” Creation of the model ceased in 1990. It proceeds to attain top prices at auctions.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Girls (1980)
A girls’ version of the Nautilus Girls was introduced in 1980.
Guide 3710, in 1998, ın 2005,

In 2006, The situation no contains a mixed bottom and mid-section with a high much longer, but had a classical three-piece case framework now. With modern making methods, the noticeable change didn’t affect the watch’s water resistance. And for each model, and the motion could be looked at through a clear caseback. The bracelets were refined and given a far more modern look also.

Patek Philippe Nautilus – exploded view
An exploded view of today’s three-part case with transparent caseback
Research 5711 was introduced in 2006. It has a 43-mm-diameter case, surpassing the initial Nautilus by 1 mm. (Assessed with no crown, from 10 o’clock to 4 o’clock, it is 40 mm.) The common three-hand watch in metal has a metal bracelet and a black-blue dial. The watch is driven by in-house Caliber 315 S C with a centrally installed oscillating weight. It is a worthwhile successor to the initial version and mirrors the appearance of this model, but with an extra central sweep secs hand. This model was a genuine demand and hit far exceeded supply. Just like the Rolex Daytona, charges for this watch on the pre-owned market are about 50 percent greater than new – which above the price tag on the current style of $29,800. (A pre-owned version with a white dial may be bought at a lesser price than the dark/blue version.) The Nautilus cufflinks created by Patek Philippe show how strong the collection’s design is. The watch’s is got by them iconic form, its two “ears,” and horizontal stripes in dark/blue or other colors to complement various models, under a sapphire crystal. These accessories can be determined as part of the Nautilus watch family immediately.

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711
The sought-after Research 5711 with black-blue dial
In the anniversary year 2006, This is the first Nautilus to support the chronograph motion without additional functions – if you believe a rapid-advance time, mixed minutes and hour counter-top, ”

Five the latest models of make up the existing Nautilus collection.
• The typical model is the vintage three-hand watch (Guide 5711) in metal with a metal bracelet.
• Guide 5712 offers more intricacy with a power-reserve screen, pointer moon-phase and date. It comes in metal, rose silver or white platinum with a leather strap,

Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5712 – pair

• Reference point 5726 has more features even. The annual calendar has a time, day-of-the-week and month screen in a windowpane aperture. The tiny 24-hour screen is integrated in the moon-phase. The motion, Caliber 324 S QA LU 24H/303, advances for all months having 30 or 31 days correctly.
• As noted previously, the Nautilus Chronograph, is only available in rose gold and in a two-tone mixture currently.
Research 5990.

Patek Philippe Nautilus TravelTime
The Travel Time Chronograph, Guide 5990, has become the complicated Nautilus models.
limited by 700 pieces, coming in at $113,400, 300 parts and coming in at $96,390. Yet regardless of the high prices because of the full case materials, even these Nautilus models were popular and quickly sold-out highly.

Patek Philippe Nautilus 40th Anniversary
Celebrates 40 years.
Both the exemplory case of the anniversary models and the enormous demand for the three-hand Nautilus in steel show the desirability of the iconic watch. And this year just, Patek Philippe released at Baselworld the first perpetual calendar in the Nautilus collection (details here). Just like the Nautilus itself, the tagline, “Among the world’s costliest watches is constructed of steel,” seems to have lost non-e of its money.